House Majority Whip Steve Scalise remains in critical condition. MedStar Washington Hospital says the gunshot wound to his left hip fractured bones, injured internal organs, and caused severe bleeding. MedStar confirmed the hospital passed through the pelvis, and LSU Health New Orleans trauma surgeon Dr. John Hunt says that could pose some problems:
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MedStar tweeted that Scalise has undergone two procedures, and will need more operations.

An agreement on the budget appears to be close at the Capitol with five days left in the special session. The House approved a spending plan yesterday which uses all of the money available, and Houma Representative Tanner Magee says it’s not perfect, but it is a compromise…:
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The full Senate could pass the House approved budget on Friday.

The LSU Baseball team has landed in Omaha ahead of College World Series play that they begin with Florida State on Saturday night. If the Tigers win it all, it would be the school’s seventh national championship, but head Coach Paul Mainieri says they will take it one game at a time:
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Mainieri has told his players it’s been a great season regardless of what happens in the CWS.

Florida State has never won a national championship despite making 15 previous appearances in the C-W-S under their long time head coach Mike Martin. The Seminoles have won 12 of their 13 games.